Geophysicist Salary in Arkansas

How much does a Geophysicist make in Arkansas?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Geophysicist in Arkansas is $96,781 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $47.

However, a Geophysicist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $113,361
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $87,398 to $105,459
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $78,856

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Geophysicist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,459	$8,788	$2,028	$51
Average	$96,781	$8,065	$1,861	$47
25th Percentile	$87,398	$7,283	$1,681	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Geophysicist Salaries

A Geophysicist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Geophysicist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Geophysicist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $90,739
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,937
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $129,841
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $143,650
Expert (over 8 years): $176,606

Levels	Salary
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$90,739
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$95,937
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$129,841
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$143,650
Geophysic... Level Geophysicist	$176,606

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How Do Geophysicist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Geophysicists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $117,624.
California: $117,178.
Massachusetts: $115,616.

District of Columbia $117,624 California $117,178 Massachusetts $115,616 Washington $115,191 New Jersey $115,149 Alaska $115,000 Connecticut $113,534 New York $112,939

Hawaii $111,038 Rhode Island $110,145 Maryland $109,540 Minnesota $108,711 Colorado $108,392 Illinois $108,286 Oregon $107,882 Delaware $107,585

New Hampshire $107,398 Virginia $106,979 Pennsylvania $105,758 Nevada $105,141 North Dakota $104,940 Michigan $104,621 Wisconsin $104,504 Vermont $104,270

Texas $103,622 Maine $103,580 Arizona $103,516 Ohio $103,442 Georgia $102,464 Indiana $101,976 Wyoming $101,880 Utah $101,731

Iowa $101,668 Kansas $101,158 Louisiana $101,009 North Carolina $100,956 Missouri $100,935 Florida $100,520 Montana $100,297 Nebraska $100,085

Kentucky $99,968 South Carolina $99,543 Tennessee $99,277 Idaho $99,171 New Mexico $98,396 Oklahoma $98,226 Alabama $97,599 South Dakota $96,547

Arkansas $95,973 West Virginia $95,665 Mississippi $94,741

Top Paying Cities for Geophysicists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Star City: $94,125
Wesley: $96,377
West Fork: $96,505

Star City, AR $94,125 Wesley, AR $96,377 West Fork, AR $96,505 Witter, AR $95,548 Russellville, AR $95,102 Alix, AR $92,149 Altus, AR $92,531 Atkins, AR $95,102

Belleville, AR $91,841 Blue Mountain, AR $91,841 Bluffton, AR $91,841 Briggsville, AR $91,841 Centerville, AR $95,102 Clarksville, AR $93,689 Coal Hill, AR $91,841 Danville, AR $93,466

Dardanelle, AR $95,102 Delaware, AR $91,841 Dover, AR $95,102 Gravelly, AR $91,841 Hagarville, AR $93,689 Hartman, AR $91,841 Harvey, AR $91,841 Havana, AR $91,841

Hector, AR $95,102 Knoxville, AR $93,689 Mc Dougal, AR $98,767 Manila, AR $98,767 Marmaduke, AR $98,767 Maynard, AR $98,767 Minturn, AR $98,767 Monette, AR $98,767

Tillar, AR $93,487 Warren, AR $94,125 Watson, AR $93,487 Wilmar, AR $94,125 Wilmot, AR $93,519 Winchester, AR $93,487 Yorktown, AR $94,125 Camden, AR $94,125

Bearden, AR $94,125 Beirne, AR $94,125 Bluff City, AR $94,125 Calion, AR $93,689 Carthage, AR $94,167 Chidester, AR $94,125 Curtis, AR $94,125 El Dorado, AR $93,689

Emerson, AR $96,611 Fordyce, AR $94,125 Gurdon, AR $94,125 Hampton, AR $94,125 Harrell, AR $94,125 Huttig, AR $93,689 Ivan, AR $94,125 Junction City, AR $93,689

Lawson, AR $93,689 Louann, AR $93,902 Mc Neil, AR $96,611 Magnolia, AR $96,611 Mount Holly, AR $95,145 Norphlet, AR $93,689 Smackover, AR $93,902 Sparkman, AR $94,125

Stephens, AR $95,368 Joiner, AR $98,767 Keiser, AR $98,767 La Grange, AR $98,767 Lambrook, AR $94,125 Lepanto, AR $98,767 Lexa, AR $98,767 Luxora, AR $98,767

Madison, AR $98,767 Marianna, AR $98,767 Marion, AR $99,511 Marked Tree, AR $98,767 Marvell, AR $98,767 Mellwood, AR $93,806 Moro, AR $98,767 Oneida, AR $95,463

Osceola, AR $98,767 Palestine, AR $98,767 Parkin, AR $98,767 Poplar Grove, AR $98,767 Proctor, AR $99,362 Rivervale, AR $98,767 Snow Lake, AR $93,487 Turner, AR $94,125

Turrell, AR $99,065 Tyronza, AR $98,767 Vanndale, AR $98,767 Wabash, AR $95,463 West Helena, AR $98,767 West Ridge, AR $98,767 Wheatley, AR $96,929 Widener, AR $98,767

Wilson, AR $98,767 Wynne, AR $98,767 Jonesboro, AR $98,767 Alicia, AR $98,767 Bay, AR $98,767 Beech Grove, AR $98,767 Biggers, AR $98,767 Black Oak, AR $98,767

Black Rock, AR $98,767 Bono, AR $98,767 Brookland, AR $98,767 Caraway, AR $98,767 Cash, AR $98,767 Corning, AR $98,767 Datto, AR $98,767 Delaplaine, AR $98,767

Dell, AR $98,767 Egypt, AR $98,767 Etowah, AR $98,767 Fisher, AR $98,767 Greenway, AR $98,767 Grubbs, AR $98,767 Harrisburg, AR $98,767 Hoxie, AR $98,767

Imboden, AR $98,767 Knobel, AR $98,767 Lafe, AR $98,767 Lake City, AR $98,767 Leachville, AR $98,767 Light, AR $98,767 Lynn, AR $98,767 London, AR $94,167

O Kean, AR $98,767 Paragould, AR $98,767 Peach Orchard, AR $98,767 Piggott, AR $98,767 Pocahontas, AR $98,767 Pollard, AR $98,767 Portia, AR $98,767 Powhatan, AR $98,767

Ravenden, AR $98,767 Ravenden Springs, AR $98,767 Rector, AR $98,767 Reyno, AR $98,767 Saint Francis, AR $98,767 Sedgwick, AR $98,767 Smithville, AR $98,767 State University, AR $98,767

Strawberry, AR $96,929 Success, AR $98,767 Swifton, AR $98,767 Trumann, AR $98,767 Tuckerman, AR $98,767 Walcott, AR $98,767 Waldenburg, AR $98,767 Walnut Ridge, AR $98,767

Warm Springs, AR $98,767 New Blaine, AR $91,841 Oark, AR $95,548 Ola, AR $95,102 Ozone, AR $95,548 Paris, AR $91,841 Pelsor, AR $95,548 Plainview, AR $95,102

Pottsville, AR $95,102 Rover, AR $93,466 Scranton, AR $91,841 Subiaco, AR $91,841 Fort Smith, AR $92,797 Alma, AR $92,606 Barling, AR $92,797 Boles, AR $91,841

Booneville, AR $91,841 Branch, AR $91,841 Cecil, AR $92,606 Cedarville, AR $92,542 Charleston, AR $92,032 Chester, AR $93,657 Dyer, AR $92,287 Greenwood, AR $92,478

Hackett, AR $92,606 Hartford, AR $91,905 Huntington, AR $92,032 Lavaca, AR $92,542 Magazine, AR $91,841 Mansfield, AR $91,905 Midland, AR $92,159 Mountainburg, AR $93,530

Mulberry, AR $93,105 Natural Dam, AR $92,223 Ozark, AR $93,031 Parks, AR $91,841 Ratcliff, AR $91,841 Rudy, AR $92,606 Uniontown, AR $92,478 Van Buren, AR $92,797

Waldron, AR $91,841 Winslow, AR $96,058 Quitman, AR $95,102 Redfield, AR $94,953 Reydell, AR $94,125 Roe, AR $94,614 Roland, AR $95,612 Romance, AR $95,102

Rose Bud, AR $95,102 Russell, AR $95,102 Saint Charles, AR $94,125 Scotland, AR $95,102 Scott, AR $96,058 Searcy, AR $95,102 Sheridan, AR $94,762 Sherrill, AR $94,890

Shirley, AR $95,102 Solgohachia, AR $95,102 Springfield, AR $95,102 Stuttgart, AR $94,401 Sweet Home, AR $96,058 Thida, AR $95,102 Tichnor, AR $93,806 Traskwood, AR $94,656

Tucker, AR $94,571 Tupelo, AR $96,929 Ulm, AR $94,369 Vilonia, AR $95,230 Wabbaseka, AR $94,444 Ward, AR $95,102 West Point, AR $95,102 Wilburn, AR $95,102

Woodson, AR $95,740 Wooster, AR $95,102 Wright, AR $94,890 Wrightsville, AR $96,058 Little Rock, AR $96,058 West Memphis, AR $99,511 Armorel, AR $98,767 Aubrey, AR $98,767

Barton, AR $98,767 Bassett, AR $98,767 Blytheville, AR $98,767 Gosnell, AR $98,767 Brickeys, AR $98,767 Burdette, AR $98,767 Caldwell, AR $98,767 Cherry Valley, AR $98,767

Clarkedale, AR $99,214 Colt, AR $98,767 Crawfordsville, AR $99,160 Tontitown, AR $96,505 Strong, AR $93,689 Thornton, AR $94,125 Waldo, AR $96,611 Whelen Springs, AR $94,125

Hope, AR $96,611 Alleene, AR $96,377 Ashdown, AR $96,377 Ben Lomond, AR $96,377 Blevins, AR $95,368 Bradley, AR $96,611 Buckner, AR $96,611 Cale, AR $95,368

Columbus, AR $96,611 De Queen, AR $91,841 Dierks, AR $91,841 Doddridge, AR $96,611 Emmet, AR $95,368 Foreman, AR $96,377 Fouke, AR $96,611 Fulton, AR $96,611

Garland City, AR $96,611 Genoa, AR $96,611 Gillham, AR $91,841 Horatio, AR $94,868 Laneburg, AR $95,368 Lewisville, AR $96,611 Lockesburg, AR $94,868 Mc Caskill, AR $95,283

Mineral Springs, AR $96,377 Nashville, AR $94,422 Ogden, AR $96,377 Texarkana, AR $96,611 Ozan, AR $95,368 Prescott, AR $94,125 Rosston, AR $95,368 Saratoga, AR $96,611

Stamps, AR $96,611 Taylor, AR $96,611 Washington, AR $95,368 Willisville, AR $96,611 Wilton, AR $96,377 Winthrop, AR $96,377 Hot Springs National Park, AR $95,102 Hot Springs Village, AR $95,102

Alpine, AR $94,614 Amity, AR $94,614 Antoine, AR $94,614 Arkadelphia, AR $94,125 Bauxite, AR $95,485 Crumrod, AR $93,806 Driver, AR $98,767 Dyess, AR $98,767

Earle, AR $98,767 Edmondson, AR $99,267 Elaine, AR $95,463 Forrest City, AR $98,767 Frenchmans Bayou, AR $98,969 Gilmore, AR $98,916 Goodwin, AR $98,767 Haynes, AR $98,767

Helena, AR $98,767 Heth, AR $98,767 Hickory Ridge, AR $98,767 Hughes, AR $98,767 Bismarck, AR $94,614 Board Camp, AR $91,841 Bonnerdale, AR $94,614 Caddo Gap, AR $93,689

Cove, AR $91,841 Delight, AR $94,614 Donaldson, AR $94,125 Friendship, AR $94,614 Glenwood, AR $94,614 Grannis, AR $91,841 Hatfield, AR $91,841 Jessieville, AR $95,102

Kirby, AR $94,614 Langley, AR $91,841 Mena, AR $91,841 Mountain Pine, AR $95,102 Mount Ida, AR $93,466 Murfreesboro, AR $93,689 Newhope, AR $91,841 Norman, AR $93,466

Oden, AR $91,841 Okolona, AR $94,125 Pearcy, AR $94,614 Pencil Bluff, AR $91,841 Royal, AR $95,102 Sims, AR $91,841 Story, AR $93,466 Umpire, AR $91,841

Vandervoort, AR $91,841 Wickes, AR $91,841 Adona, AR $95,102 Alexander, AR $95,931 Almyra, AR $94,125 Altheimer, AR $94,635 Amagon, AR $98,767 Augusta, AR $95,102

Austin, AR $95,166 Bald Knob, AR $95,102 Beebe, AR $95,102 Bee Branch, AR $95,102 Beedeville, AR $98,767 Benton, AR $94,890 Bigelow, AR $95,102 Biscoe, AR $95,102

Bradford, AR $95,102 Brinkley, AR $95,995 Bryant, AR $95,740 Cabot, AR $95,283 Carlisle, AR $94,815 Casa, AR $95,102 Casscoe, AR $94,125 Center Ridge, AR $95,102

Choctaw, AR $95,102 Clarendon, AR $94,614 Cleveland, AR $95,102 Clinton, AR $95,102 Conway, AR $95,102 Cotton Plant, AR $95,102 Coy, AR $94,603 Crocketts Bluff, AR $94,125

Damascus, AR $95,102 Des Arc, AR $95,102 De Valls Bluff, AR $95,102 De Witt, AR $94,125 Diaz, AR $98,767 Edgemont, AR $95,102 El Paso, AR $95,102 England, AR $94,794

Enola, AR $95,102 Ethel, AR $93,806 Fox, AR $95,102 Garner, AR $95,102 College Station, AR $96,058 Gillett, AR $94,125 Grapevine, AR $94,762 Greenbrier, AR $95,102

Gregory, AR $95,102 Griffithville, AR $95,102 Guy, AR $95,102 Hattieville, AR $95,102 Hazen, AR $94,943 Hensley, AR $95,740 Hickory Plains, AR $95,102 Higden, AR $95,102

Higginson, AR $95,102 Holly Grove, AR $94,614 Houston, AR $95,102 Humnoke, AR $94,560 Humphrey, AR $94,422 Hunter, AR $98,767 Jacksonport, AR $96,929 Jacksonville, AR $95,931

Jefferson, AR $95,081 Jerusalem, AR $95,102 Judsonia, AR $95,102 Kensett, AR $95,102 Keo, AR $95,548 Leola, AR $94,327 Letona, AR $95,102 Lonoke, AR $94,943

Lonsdale, AR $94,805 Weiner, AR $98,767 Williford, AR $96,929 Batesville, AR $95,102 Horseshoe Bend, AR $94,231 Ash Flat, AR $95,740 Bexar, AR $93,360 Brockwell, AR $94,231

Calico Rock, AR $94,231 Camp, AR $93,360 Cave City, AR $96,929 Charlotte, AR $96,929 Concord, AR $95,102 Cord, AR $96,929 Cherokee Village, AR $95,740 Cushman, AR $95,102

Desha, AR $95,102 Dolph, AR $94,231 Drasco, AR $95,102 Elizabeth, AR $93,360 Evening Shade, AR $95,102 Fifty Six, AR $95,102 Floral, AR $95,102 Franklin, AR $94,231

Gamaliel, AR $93,360 Gepp, AR $93,360 Glencoe, AR $94,231 Guion, AR $95,102 Hardy, AR $95,740 Heber Springs, AR $95,102 Henderson, AR $93,360 Ida, AR $95,102

Locust Grove, AR $95,102 Magness, AR $95,102 Mammoth Spring, AR $93,360 Marcella, AR $95,102 Melbourne, AR $95,102 Mountain View, AR $95,102 Mount Pleasant, AR $95,102 Newark, AR $96,929

Oil Trough, AR $95,102 Oxford, AR $94,231 Pineville, AR $94,231 Pleasant Grove, AR $95,102 Pleasant Plains, AR $95,102 Poughkeepsie, AR $96,929 Rosie, AR $95,102 Saffell, AR $98,767

Sage, AR $95,102 Salado, AR $95,102 Salem, AR $93,360 Sidney, AR $95,102 Sturkie, AR $93,360 Sulphur Rock, AR $95,102 Tumbling Shoals, AR $95,102 Viola, AR $93,360

Violet Hill, AR $94,231 Wideman, AR $94,231 Wiseman, AR $94,231 Harrison, AR $95,548 Alpena, AR $95,548 Beaver, AR $95,548 Bergman, AR $94,454 Berryville, AR $95,548

Big Flat, AR $95,102 Bull Shoals, AR $93,360 Clarkridge, AR $93,360 Compton, AR $95,548 Cotter, AR $93,360 Deer, AR $95,548 Dennard, AR $95,102 Diamond City, AR $93,360

Eureka Springs, AR $95,548 Everton, AR $95,548 Fairfield Bay, AR $95,102 Flippin, AR $93,360 Gassville, AR $93,360 Gilbert, AR $95,548 Green Forest, AR $95,548 Harriet, AR $95,325

Hasty, AR $95,548 Jasper, AR $95,548 Lakeview, AR $93,360 Lead Hill, AR $93,360 Leslie, AR $95,102 Marble Falls, AR $95,548 Marshall, AR $95,325 Midway, AR $93,360

Mountain Home, AR $93,360 Mount Judea, AR $95,548 Timbo, AR $95,102 Norfork, AR $93,360 Oak Grove, AR $95,548 Oakland, AR $93,360 Omaha, AR $93,360 Onia, AR $95,102

Parthenon, AR $95,548 Peel, AR $93,360 Pindall, AR $95,548 Ponca, AR $95,548 Pyatt, AR $94,454 Saint Joe, AR $95,548 Summit, AR $93,360 Tilly, AR $95,325

Valley Springs, AR $95,548 Vendor, AR $95,548 Western Grove, AR $95,548 Witts Springs, AR $95,325 Yellville, AR $94,454 Fayetteville, AR $96,505 Avoca, AR $95,612 Bentonville, AR $95,740

Bella Vista, AR $95,548 Canehill, AR $95,995 Cave Springs, AR $96,186 Centerton, AR $95,676 Combs, AR $95,007 Decatur, AR $95,548 Elkins, AR $96,505 Elm Springs, AR $96,441

Evansville, AR $93,902 Farmington, AR $96,505 Garfield, AR $95,548 Gateway, AR $95,548 Gentry, AR $95,612 Goshen, AR $96,505 Gravette, AR $95,548 Greenland, AR $96,505

Hindsville, AR $96,058 Hiwasse, AR $95,548 Huntsville, AR $95,676 Johnson, AR $96,505 Kingston, AR $95,548 Lincoln, AR $95,995 Lowell, AR $96,250 Maysville, AR $95,548

Morrow, AR $95,931 Pea Ridge, AR $95,548 Pettigrew, AR $95,548 Prairie Grove, AR $96,441 Rogers, AR $95,931 Saint Paul, AR $95,262 Siloam Springs, AR $95,612 Springdale, AR $96,505

Sulphur Springs, AR $95,548 Summers, AR $95,867 Rohwer, AR $93,487 Prim, AR $95,102 Little Rock Air Force Base, AR $95,995 Mc Crory, AR $96,929 Mc Rae, AR $95,102 Mabelvale, AR $95,931

Malvern, AR $94,592 Jones Mill, AR $94,709 Mayflower, AR $95,612 Menifee, AR $95,102 Monroe, AR $95,995 Morrilton, AR $95,102 Mount Vernon, AR $95,102 Newport, AR $98,767

Maumelle, AR $96,058 North Little Rock, AR $96,058 Sherwood, AR $96,058 Pangburn, AR $95,102 Paron, AR $95,102 Patterson, AR $96,929 Perry, AR $95,102 Perryville, AR $95,102

Plumerville, AR $95,102 Poyen, AR $94,518 Prattsville, AR $94,571 Lamar, AR $93,689 Pine Bluff, AR $95,081 White Hall, AR $95,081 Arkansas City, AR $93,487 Banks, AR $94,125

Crossett, AR $93,689 Dermott, AR $93,487 Dumas, AR $94,125 Eudora, AR $93,806 Fountain Hill, AR $93,487 Gould, AR $94,125 Grady, AR $94,125 Hamburg, AR $93,487

Hermitage, AR $94,125 Jersey, AR $93,689 Kingsland, AR $94,125 Lake Village, AR $93,997 Mc Gehee, AR $93,487 Monticello, AR $94,125 Montrose, AR $93,487 Moscow, AR $94,380

New Edinburg, AR $94,125 Parkdale, AR $93,487 Pickens, AR $93,487 Portland, AR $93,487 Rison, AR $94,316

Geophysicist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Geophysicist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$87,398

Average $96,781/year

$105,459

$7,283

Average $8,065/month

$8,788

$1,681

Average $1,861/week

$2,028

$42

Average $47/hour

$51

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$105,459	$8,788	$2,028	$51
Average	$96,781	$8,065	$1,861	$47
25th Percentile	$87,398	$7,283	$1,681	$42

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